Maedhros

SUBJECT LINE: Maedhros | The Silmarillion | RESERVED

Player: Leshy
Age: 35
Contact: LeshyFox
Current Characters: None

Character: Maedhros
Canon: After the War of Wrath
Age: At least 800+


Background Information: Wiki

Personality: Dutiful: Maedhros is in many ways defined by his sense of duty. He is not so much concerned with what he wants to do but what he feels he needs to do. It is why he swore the oath to begin with and why he pursued it so zealously, why he gave the crown away in order to prevent a civil war between his people and his uncles. As such he also has a very poor view about anyone he feels is neglectful of their own duties, viewing them as thoughtless, arrogant and frivolous.

Proud: Like the rest of his family he suffers from an overinflated sense of pride and, though it is a bit more tempered than the rest of his family, it can at times make him very difficult to deal with. He can be a bit condescending at times, mostly to humans since he considers even the oldest of them to be so very young and at times he treats them very much like children. Admiting he is wrong about something is very hard for him and so he tries to be a bit more careful with his actions so he does not have to do so too often.

Stubborn: Maedhros is the kind of person that when he's decided upon a course of action he will stick to it no matter the consequenses. It is a quality that has at times both served him well and completely ruined his life. Without his stubborn refusal to let Angband break him he would likely not have survived as long as he did, nor would he have been able to hold his lands when most others fell during the Bragollach, but it is also why he refused to surrender to the Valar at the end or to simply give up on the oath.

Diplomatic: He has always prefered to solve his problems by compromising wherever it is possible. Even when it came to people he greatly disliked he always tried to solve the problem peaceably before resorting to violence. Having to mediate between the forceful personalities of his younger brothers have also made him rather skilled at conflict resolution. A lot of this stems from the similarities he has with his mother, for just like her he is less interested in enforcing his will on others and more interested in coming to a greater understanding of them.

Brotherly/Fatherly: Growing up as the oldest child in a very large family made Maedhros very fond of children and he has a tendency to take them under his wing when he comes across any unattended ones. At times his fondness for them allows them to walk all over him. He is completely incapable of not caring for the children around him, even the most meanspirited or violent ones.

Depressed/PTSD: The oath has taken a huge toll on Maedhros, both mentaly and emotionaly, and he is in many ways a shadow of his old self. Prone to despair and dark moods, he is filled with regret at the actions he took in pursuit of the silmarils. The things he has gone through has left him an emotional wreck, something he makes a big effort to hide from others, but there are times when old memories overwhelm him and sometimes blurr the lines between past and present for him.

Abilities & Inventory:
-Sword
-Prostethic hand

Heightened senses: As an elf Maedhros has much keener eyesight and hearing than a normal human. Elves are also swifter and stronger than a baseline human.

Ósanwe: Elves have some telepathic abilities, so Maedhros can talk mind-to-mind with peple should he wish to. It is, however, something he would consider rude without express permission from others so it is not something he will do out of the blue.

Light: Light tends to stick to elves, and Maedhros grew up under some rather impressive sources of it so he is an exeptionaly glowy elf. His eyes in particular tend to glow like there is a fire blazing behind them.

Songs of Power: Song is a powerful force in Arda and elves can wield it to influence the world around them. They are not Maedhros's area of expertise, but he can manage some rudimentary ones like sparking a fire, creating some small illusions and influencing the moods of those around him with the Song.

Suitability & Plans: My plans for Maedhros is for him to get to work through some of his trauma, in a way, and start something like a healing process for himself. He is a man that has gone through a lot of horrors, and not all of it has been by his own making, and since he's been living in a constant state of war he hasn't had the time to come to terms with it. It would be interresting to take him from a broken man to someone that has found some sort of peace within himself. Maedhros will probably begin a bit standoffish, but he's never been able to really help himself from getting involved with those around him.

Test Drive Sample: TDM

Questions:

Any promt is welcome just send me a starter and we'll go from there.

Constructive criticism is appreaciated since I'm new to this.